Scientific aims

The KMT is an unprecedented international undertaking, the first inner-space mission to explore the most extreme of the Earth’s crustal realms: magma. It will draw on many disciplines of engineering, sensor technology, and geoscience. Now is the time to seize upon the convergence of these multiple fields with this magma testbed. The project will illuminate how magma drives volcanic eruptions, contributes to crustal evolution and releases heat for geothermal energy. What is proposed is more than a drilling project, it is a cluster of coordinated, multidisciplinary efforts encompassing: